

This style of lighter, measuring 2 1/2 inches tall by 1 1/2 inches wide, is celebrated among cigar smokers for its soft flame, flint-wheel ignition and distinctive “ping” sound when opening the cap of the lighter. At the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers trade show this summer, the luxury accessory maker debuted a new soft-flame lighter called Fire Head Under Lacquer, inspired by the company’s Diamond Head lighters from the 1950’s.Īt first glance, the rectangular shape of the lighter is instantly recognizable as a Ligne 2.

Dupont seems to have pulled it off with its latest Ligne 2 lighter, which reaches into the past for its design inspiration. It’s a difficult thing to balance retro and modern aesthetics at the same time, but S.T.
